<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style=""><h1 style="text-align:center;margin:10px 0px 20px;padding:0px;line-height:38px"><font size="4" style="font-family:"Miso Regular",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" color="#38761d">The Promise for Sustainability in Employee Activism</font><br></h1><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.25px"><font color="#444444" style="">featuring<br></font></span><b><font size="4"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="">Jennifer</font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Brown</span></font></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">bestselling author of </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#38761d"><b><i>INCLUSION: DIVERSITY, THE NEW WORKPLACE & THE WILL TO CHANGE</i></b></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:center"><i><b><br></b></i></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:center"><div><img src="cid:ii_k17xvx2u0" alt="DEIJenniferBrown.png" width="542" height="280"><br></div></div><h3 style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:center;margin:10px 0px 5px;padding:0px 0px 5px;font-size:1.4em;font-weight:200"><font color="#38761d">10/17 | 6:30-8:30pm | LMHQ, 150 Broadway, 20th Fl, NYC </font></h3><strong style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Seating Limited </strong></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-align:center"><strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-promise-for-sustainability-in-employee-activism-tickets-73869039285?aff=SPN">REGISTER HERE</a></strong></div></strong><div style="text-align:center"><div class="gmail-g-group gmail-l-lg-mar-bot-6 gmail-l-md-mar-bot-4" style="margin:0px 0px 30px;padding:0px;text-align:start"><div class="gmail-g-cell gmail-g-cell-10-12 gmail-g-cell-md-1-1" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 15px;width:560px;box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;vertical-align:top;line-height:1.25rem"><div class="gmail-has-user-generated-content gmail-js-d-read-more gmail-read-more gmail-js-read-more gmail-read-more--medium-down gmail-read-more--expanded" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-toggle-view gmail-read-more__toggle-view" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-contents gmail-text-body-medium" style="color:rgb(57,54,79);text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.25rem"><span style="padding-top:0px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><span style="letter-spacing:0.5px"><b>Join diversity & inclusion expert Jennifer Brown for a conversation about how workplace activism has potential to meet sustainability goals.<br></b></span></font></span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-contents gmail-text-body-medium" style="text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.25rem"><span style="letter-spacing:0.25px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b style=""><font color="#444444">About this Event</font></b></span></div><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-contents gmail-text-body-medium" style="text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.25rem"><font color="#444444"><span style="letter-spacing:0.25px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">While trust in our institutions is on the decline, business is being looked to for solutions to issues from climate change to immigration and criminal justice. Employees are also leading the charge, leading petitions, staging walkouts and introducing shareholder proposals, asking CEOs to take a public stance and lead the charge. This new wave of employee activism may be a tipping point to achieve a more sustainable future. Join Clinical Professor of Marketing,</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"> </span><a href="https://www.bard.edu/mba/people/faculty/index.php?id=8378923" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;letter-spacing:0.5px;text-decoration-line:none;padding-top:0px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Jorge Fontanez</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px">, of the Bard MBA in Sustainability Program in conversation with</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"> </span><a href="https://jenniferbrownconsulting.com/about/#jennifer-brown" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;letter-spacing:0.5px;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Jennifer Brown</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px">, an award-winning diversity and inclusion consultant and author. Her bestselling book,</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"> </span><em style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px">Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace and The Will to Change</em><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px">creates the case for leaders to embrace change.</span></font></div><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-contents gmail-text-body-medium" style="text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.25rem"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><b><font color="#444444"><br></font></b></span></div><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-contents gmail-text-body-medium" style="text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.25rem"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><b><font color="#444444">EVENT FORMAT:</font></b></span></div><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-contents gmail-text-body-medium" style="text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.25rem"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><font color="#444444">panel discussion | audience Q&A | networking + refreshments</font></span></div><div class="gmail-js-xd-read-more-contents gmail-text-body-medium" style="text-align:center;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:1.25rem"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><b style=""><font color="#444444">DOORS OPEN: 6:30PM CHAT BEGINS: 6:45PM</font></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:center"><strong style="text-align:start;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:14px"><div style="text-align:center"><strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-promise-for-sustainability-in-employee-activism-tickets-73869039285?aff=SPN">REGISTER HERE</a></strong><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></strong></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><b>Katie Boyle MS '07 </b></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>she/her/hers</i></span><font color="#000000"><br>Director of Enrollment and Marketing</font></font></div><div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:kboyle@bard.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">kboyle@bard.edu</a> | Tel: 845 758-7388<br><a href="http://bard.edu/cep" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">bard.edu/</a><a href="http://www.bard.edu/cep" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">cep</a> | <a href="http://www.bard.edu/mba" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">bard.edu/mba</a><br>#LeadTheChange</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>